NYR11
Livestrong
join:2002-03-15
Stony Brook, NY
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Re: *Dead* [Free] Vista Ultimate or Office directly from MS.
Call me anal but its a rainy day here in New York and not much to do. So I made some covers for my Vista Ultimate discs 32 and 64. 
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denb45
join:2001-02-04
Albuquerque, NM |  you must have been REALLY Bored  however, nice job tho! |
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howie
Premium,MVM
join:2003-04-08
Little Falls, NJ
1 edit | Here's the DVD and case I made a while back for my Vista SP1 DVD (created from the SP1 ISO).
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NYR11
Livestrong
join:2002-03-15
Stony Brook, NY | Nice job on the DVD Howie! Very professional. |
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howie
Premium,MVM
join:2003-04-08
Little Falls, NJ
4 edits | said by NYR11  :Nice job on the DVD Howie! Very professional. Thanks! Your DVD case and insert look great too!
[EDIT] Here's my original backup DVD made from my Ultimate OEM DVD (non-SP1). I used a printable DVD rather than a label on both discs. The first thing I do with any new Windows CD/DVD is to make a backup copy and put the original in a safe place.
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Mele20
Premium
join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
| said by howie :The first thing I do with any new Windows CD/DVD is to make a backup copy and put the original in a safe place. I can't make back up copies of the two Vista DVD's as my DVD drive is read only. I can burn only on the CDRom drive.  That's because when Dell replaced my Dimension 8300, which died under warranty, I had a read only DVD drive on it so Dell just put the same type of DVD drive on the XPS 600 and I have not replaced it. This is actually the first time, since I got the XPS 600 a little over 2 years ago, that I have really wished I had DVD burning capabilities.
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Grail Knight
Who Dares Wins
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join:2003-05-31
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| DVD burners are cheap so break open that piggy bank and go out and buy one.
Installing them is a piece of cake also and if you get stuck you can always come here and ask how to do it.
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Owlbet
Ignite the Ice
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join:2002-09-24
Palmer, AK
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·MTA Online
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The whole two keys and two DVDs is thoroughly confusing. 
With much forethought, I have decided not to install the 64-bit version of Vista on my two Vista computer. I can eliminate the 64-bit DVD from the equation.
If I'm figuring this out correctly, I can use the 32-bit DVD to install the OS twice, but I will have to use the key that came with the 32-bit DVD for one installation and the key that came with the 64-bit DVD for the second installation? |
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tiny
Premium
join:2005-08-28
PA | Yes, the keys are interchangeable, any key will activate either the 32 o 64-bit version. |
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gate1975mlm
Premium
join:2001-09-30
Philadelphia, PA
| said by tiny :Yes, the keys are interchangeable, any key will activate either the 32 o 64-bit version. Microsoft was very nice for doing this |
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mckenna797
join:2004-08-25
Astoria, NY | So has everyone received their copies or is their someone still waiting |
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Sandman5
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join:2002-07-10
Brookline, MO
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| said by mckenna797 :So has everyone received their copies or is their someone still waiting I'm still waiting. I'm expecting Vista sometime this week.
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odreian615
join:2006-01-18
Chicago, IL | reply to Owlbet
Have you tried it yet Owlbet I am going to install the 32 bit on my other computer this weekend using the 64bit key |
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denb45
join:2001-02-04
Albuquerque, NM
·Comcast
1 edit | said by odreian615 :Have you tried it yet Owlbet I am going to install the 32 bit on my other computer this weekend using the 64bit key I tried both 32bit & 64bit keys, it seems that both are interchangable and activated just fine.........
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Owlbet
Ignite the Ice
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join:2002-09-24
Palmer, AK
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said by odreian615 :Have you tried it yet Owlbet I am going to install the 32 bit on my other computer this weekend using the 64bit key I haven't tried it on my secondary Vista machine yet. I'm a world-class procrastinator. I'll probably do that machine this weekend.
Also, because my ISP, MTA Online, caps my connection at 10 GB per month, I have to plan these things as not to go over the cap for the month. It's $15.00 per GB if I go over those caps and having updated 5 XP machines to SP3 in additional to normal everyday surfing and streaming, I'm pretty much limited in what remains in the month of May as to what I can do with my internet connection.
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Mele20
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join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
1 edit | That is a low cap! I hope the price for your connection is also low. According to Net Meter, I have used 10GB so far this month and the projected use for the entire month is 15GB. I've been using NetMeter since last Oct and my monthly usage has varied between 10-20GB. Road Runner (my ISP) is conducting tests in Texas currently with the cap set at 5GB! If they adopt this for all RR franchises then I might as well stop using the computer. I don't use much bandwidth. I haven't used streaming radio in a week now and I don't watch streaming video. 20GB a month is not excessive and some months I am at 10GB, but RR is thinking of even lower limits than what your ISP imposes and no lowering of the monthly fee of $45 plus all taxes for 5mbps down and 1mbps up.
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denb45
join:2001-02-04
Albuquerque, NM
·Comcast
3 edits | said by Mele20 :That is a low cap! I hope the price for your connection is also low. According to Net Meter, I have used 10GB so far this month and the projected use for the entire month is 15GB. I've been using NetMeter since last Oct and my monthly usage has varied between 10-20GB. Road Runner (my ISP) is conducting tests in Texas currently with the cap set at 5GB! If they adopt this for all RR franchises then I might as well stop using the computer. I don't use much bandwidth. I haven't used streaming radio in a week now and I don't watch streaming video. 20GB a month is not excessive and some months I am at 10GB, but RR is thinking of even lower limits than what your ISP imposes and no lowering of the monthly fee of $45 plus all taxes for 5mbps down and 1mbps up. That's a load of BULL...I sure hope my ISP Comcast dosen't start that crap, but it's just like anything else.if they think MORE money can be made, it will more than likely happen, it will be a sad day if it does, that's not UNLIMTED internet, that's called METERED internet, it appears the Washington Cable lobbtyist have been very busy, and they have the money & clout to get whatever they want 
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Owlbet
Ignite the Ice
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join:2002-09-24
Palmer, AK
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said by Mele20 :That is a low cap! I hope the price for your connection is also low. I pay $45.00 per month for 8/512. I sort of keep my mouth shut regarding the stifling cap. I'm not a downloader or a gamer. I chafe at the neck when I read of braggards and their monthly download amounts. It's not that I'm jealous, it's that I cannot convince my ISP to give us a workable limit like 25-50 GB. I can live within that.
I do like streaming, though. I mean it's part of the reason for having a fast connection. I only stream certain things....Aces hockey away games on B2 Networks, CBS's The Young and the Restless, CBS's Survivor, Youtube, etc. In nine years with this ISP, I've only gone over my limit once. I don't worry so much about the cap when the hockey season is over. I do worry when I've updated 7 Vista & XP computers to their respective service packs and there's still 10 days left in the month and I'm already at 8 GB.
The site keeps bugging me to update my review. In time I will. I just need to come up with a scathing, yet succinct and intelligent way to get my point across without coming across as a raving lunatic. My ISP does read my reviews, they've sent me emails every time I've updated it.
Anyway....this is off topic and more appropriate for Rants and Raves.
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gate1975mlm
Premium
join:2001-09-30
Philadelphia, PA
| reply to Sandman5
said by Sandman5 :said by mckenna797 :So has everyone received their copies or is their someone still waiting I'm still waiting. I'm expecting Vista sometime this week. Sandman you get your FREE Vista yet? |
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Sandman5
Premium
join:2002-07-10
Brookline, MO
clubs: | I haven't received anything yet. Hopefully it will be here tomorrow.
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